Allan Arkush Interview: Rock N’ Roll High School exclusive! Working with The Ramones! Get Crazy and its complicated release on disc. Reflections on Hollywood Boulevard and working with director Joe Dante. The disappointment of Caddyshack 2. Shake, Rattle and Rock takes us back. Also Deathsports, Heartbeeps, Elvis Meets Nixon, Prince Charming, and numerous credits on television!
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Tune in to the Top Ten at 5pm atl. on CHSR 97.9 FM!
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Blind Dog returning to the HJBF Stage this Friday night in the Cox & Palmer Blues Court along with Quinn Bonnell, Gary Sappier Band and the Downtown Blue Band
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On today’s episode, we bring you a powerful, “classic” metal sound to ease you out of your safe zone and enjoy a bunch of new bands. But you all knew that already, didn’t you? Maybe you’re new here, in which case, grab a podcast – it’s on me – and sit back, kick your feet up, and enjoy!
If you know of music that I should know, fire it off my way – RunForYourLifeCHSR@gmail.com ! Otherwise, Run For Your Life, and do it to the beat of these tunes.
If you’re bored out of your mind and want to check out my Twitch page tonight, feel free to go there and give me a follow!
Playlist:
Don’t Waste Your Time – Kitchen Witch
The People Are Revolting – Freeze the Atlantic
Cynnu Tan – The Joy Formidable
A.O.T.B.H. – The Creepshow
Moebius – Puta Volcano
Down On The Road – Electric Mountain
Brown Paper Bag – Diablo Strange
Anyway – Sasquatch
False Walls / Shadow Guide – Unleash The Archers
New Stone – Parasol Caravan
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Join me for an interview with TAXI this morning!!!!!
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Track Listing: 
1.) TAXI – Couch
2.) Jen Cloher – Forgot Myself
3.) Floodland – Scarce
4.) The Hypochondriacs – Reaching Out
5.) Slates – The Stranger
6.) Laser Cake – Bolero
7.) Spaceport Union – Walls
8.) Le Trouble – Fatal Flaw
9.) Zeroscape – Two-Way Street
10.) Ritalin Boy – Some Kind Of Angel
11.) NERVOUSMEN – 20 Bees/6000 Pieces
12.) Minteer – Schizophrenic Cake Walk
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Photo Cred: Kyle Albright
September 7, 2017 – In the current age of fake country and no emotions comes The Hypochondriacs, a Fredericton 5 piece monster resurrecting what true country is all about. Mixing together elements of Hank Williams, rockabilly, doo wop, and modern tones you can hear the heartbreak pouring out of every note.
Listen in to hear some songs you can find on their new record In 3/4 (released September 8, 2017), and some that you can’t, and listen as Brendan MaGee digs a little deeper into what The Hypochondriacs are all about.
Session Host: Brendan MaGee
Session Engineer/Producer: Dylan Ward
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Track Listing: 
1.) Rabies – Celtic Frost
2.) Counting On Downstairs – Inciting Incident
3.) Not You – PT
4.) Not You – HaHa
5.) Thrawsublat – She, Arboreal (acoustic)
6.) The Barrowdowns – The Impostor
7.) Dennis Ellsworth & Kinley Dowling – Panorama High
8.) Brent Mason – Count The Rings
9.) Brent Mason – Get It While You Can
10.) Grand Theft Bus – Up
11.) scrapes – Burnt Tea
12.) Hey Rosetta! – Seeds
Track Listing:
1.) Floodland – Sonder
2.) Floodland – Austringer
3.) David in the Dark – Rooftop
4.) The Hypochondriacs – 3/4
5.) Whitney Rose – Three Minute Love Affair
6.) Luke & the Drifters – Haste
7.) David Myles – If You Want Tonight
8.) David Myles – Cry, Cry, Cry
9.) Rose Cousins – Freedom
10.) Hum & Hollow – Needle & Thread
11.) Long Distance Runners – Pulling It Together
12.) NUAGES – KD
13.) Josh Bravener – Summer Time!
Well I’m finally getting around to posting this podcast so for the delay. on this episode we hear from great band like …. The Outlaws, Iron maiden,Anvil,Accept,Anthrax, Kick axe and many more of the classics .
Play List for 01/09/17
1. Black sabbath -Electric funeral
2. Kansas – The preacher
3. Rush – caravan
4. Dio – Dream evil
5. Uriah heep – Weekend warrior
6. Iron maiden -Heaven can wait
7. Van halen -Tattoo
8. Helix – Heavy metal love
9. Motorhead – Orgasmattron
10. Ozzy Osbourn – Littel dolls
11. Anvil – Mad dog
12. Budgie – Board with russia
13. Accept – Koolaid
14. Rainebow – Street of dreams
15. Sylum – brake down the walls
16. Iron maiden – Running free
17. Anthrax -Now it’s dark
18. Lee Aaron – fire and gasoline
19. Metallica – The waite
20. ZZ Top – cheap sunglasses
21. Kick axe – heavy metal shuffel
22. Black foot – on yhe run
23. The Outlaws – Green grass and high tides
24. Helix – Wild in the streets
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September 1, 2017 saw the release of Halifax four piece Floodland‘s highly anticipated full length album,
Static Walls, the lush follow-up to 2015’s It’s The Fire. From the very beginning Static Walls pulls you in while giving you a little scissor kick to the gut. Throughout the whole record you get some punchy bass lines, bursts of guitar solos, and a whole lot of punky undertones; making Static Walls a great mix of airy “indie” ballads and energetic rock n’ roll.
The new addition of Victoria Cameron on bass (also of CAMERON, The Town Heroes, and Hello Delaware) treats us to sublime harmonies, different from what we’ve heard from Floodland before. Most notably on Sonder, Cameron’s dreamy backing vocals makes it perhaps my favourite song on the whole album.
Tangled comes with a music video and riffs that might excite you enough to accidentally kick someone while dancing. Decades shows off an epic guitar dual where everyone is a winner, Sun In Her Eyes show of Floodland‘s well crafted gang vocal ability, and songs like Scarce have Beatle-esque keys, showing that they wear their influences on their sleeve. Fiona, the closing song on the record, has a simple but catchy melody that will keep it in your mind all day long, like reminiscing a lazy summer afternoon.
Static Walls is available to purchase here, and Floodland will be playing Grimross Brewing September 23, 2017 with Hello Delaware, hosted by Roots & Soul Music Promotions.
Keith Doom and the Wrecking Crew are punk rockers from Sydney, Nova Scotia. I recently got together with them at Maritime Metal and Hard Rock Festival to talk about their music, their annual Doomsday shows and how to make the perfect hotdog.
Check out their new album “Total Expendable” here: https://keithdoomandthewreckingcrew.bandcamp.com/
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Track Listing:
1.) The Hypochondriacs – Untitled (recorded LIVE at CHSR)
2.) Lisa LeBlanc – Ti-Gars
3.) Les Jeunes D’Asteure – I Don’t Want No Eve
4.) Chillteens – Sweet Bay
5.) Kathleen Gorey-McSorley – Big Fall
6.) Jaclyn Reinhart – Gaslight
7.) CAMERON – Hard To Breathe
8.) Clare Follett – Without You
9.) Property// – oo 8 oo
10.) Force Fields – Robot Milk
Winterhearth is a three-piece extreme metal act out of St. John’s, Newfoundland. I talked to them at Martime Metal and Hard Rock Festival about Newfoundland’s metal scene, the challenges of touring off the island and of course their music!
Check out their latest album “Resettlement” here: http://www.winterhearthmetal.com/music-media
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It has always been the spirit of the Maritimes to innovate, but it’s still a hill to climb; it’s nice when someone offers stairs.
My guest today is Kathryn Ciesielski, Assistant Marketing Coordinator of the Fredericton Exhibition. She’s spent her summer working with colleagues to set up a brand new segment of this year’s New Brunswick Exhibition: the Innovation Hall. The Innovation Hall is a celebration and collaboration to support entrepeneurship, providing both a space for businesses to let clients know about their products and a challenge pitch competition for up-and-coming innovators.
The NBEX is taking place all week on Smythe Street at the Exhibition Grounds, and the Innovation Hall is on display all week from 3pm-8pm. The Pitch Competition starts Saturday morning at 10am.
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Knack 2 Review.
Studio Japan & PlayStation brings us another adventure featuring the lovable relic hero in the Knack series. Created by the very talented team over at studio Japan and directed by Mark Cerny. Is Knack 2 a proper sequel, or should it have just remained a one hit wonder? Let us find out.
Story: In Knack’s all new adventure, we see the same heroes from the first game (Lucas, Ryder, Charlotte & Dr. Vargas.) In the beginning, the heroes uncover a statue of Harion, a hero who defeated the goblins and titans during the crystal wars. We find out that the high goblins and titans are coming back to life to destroy the human race. During our adventure, we make new friends and enemies, like Ava and Xander who have a monastery full of monks trained to fight against the goblins and titans.
Gameplay: Knack 2 is a platformer beatem up; through each level, you will punch, kick & jump. However, as you defeat enemies you can unlock new moves and powers. A lot has been added to the game play, which is nice, but is it enough? Let me start by talking about the added moves like the kick and the hook shot. These moves add a nice variety when it comes to the combat but once you figure out how to defeat a certain enemy you end up using that move repeatedly. Puzzles have also been added in Knack 2 while only a few are tricky, the majority of them can be figured out within a minute or two but they are a nice addition.
My thoughts: Knack 2 is what the first game should have been in the first place, with number two actually having platforming in it. I felt the combat became repetitive by the 12th chapter, I felt the characters were quite bland except for Lucas, Ava and Xander. However, I love what has been put into this game compared to the first one. The story is just long enough to keep me interested and is nowhere near as challenging as the first game, which is a good thing giving all the types of enemies.
Knack 2: 8/10
Good job PlayStation & Studio Japan
Track Listing: 
1.) K’s Choice – Virgin State Of Mind
2.) Twist – Can’t Wait
3.) Weaves – Walkaway
4.) tUnE-yArDs – Bizness
5.) Beth Ditto – In and Out
6.) Beth Ditto – Fake Sugar
7.) Big Thief – Shark Smile
8.) Alice Glass – Without Love
9.) Sylvan Esso – Just Dancing
10.) Terra Lightfoot – Paradise
11.) Tagaq – Ancestors
12.) Schyler London – Beautiful
13.) Amy Winehouse – Me & Mr. Jones
14.) Santigold – Who I Thought You Were
15.) Cloves – Don’t You Wait
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Hero’s Last Rite joined us this week to talk about their new album “Wasted Prayer” and their upcoming shows with Metallica cover band Metallifax.
Here are the dates:
Listen to the new album here: https://heroslastrite.bandcamp.com/
Join us next Monday from 10-11:30pm for a special episode featuring some old interviews I did a while back that have yet to air!
Thanks for listening!
Johnny
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They were a Harvest Jazz and Blues fixture throughout most of the nineties, sharing the stage with the likes of Eddie Kirkland, Studebaker John & The Hawks, Pinetop Perkins, The Love Dogs, Dawn Tyler Watson, Toni Lynn Washington & Mighty Sam McClain.
They are back in 2017 to rock the Harvest Stage once again and you can catch them on Friday Sept 15th in the Cox & Palmer Tent along with Quinn Bonnell, Gary Sappier Blues Band and Downtown Blues Band!
Tune in tomorrow on Rosie Morning at 7:30 as Blind Dog’s Bruce Hughes, David Cunningham and Allison Hovey share Harvest Jazz and Blues Memories and play some Blind Dog Tracks from their newly released CD.
Episode 12!
Halifax’s Joy Departed joined me to talk about their album Out Of Sight, Out Of Mind, Nicki Minaj’s butt and about the unpleasant process of getting hit by a bus.
Listen to their album here: https://joydeparted.bandcamp.com/
Also included in this episode is and interview I did with Jon Landry from The Stanfields back in April at the ECMAs!
Listen to their music here: https://thestanfields1.bandcamp.com/music
Tune in this coming Monday from 10-11:30pm for another brand new episode with special guest Dan Rogers and Eric Godin from Fredericton’s own Hero’s Last Rite!
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Episode 11!
Lionsault from Miramachi, NB joined me and special guest host Chris Waddell a few weeks back at Maritime Metal and Hard Rock Festival! We talked about their ECMA winning album “Are You Feeling Lucky?”, social media tactics and why Spotify sucks.
Listen to their album here: https://lionsault.bandcamp.com/
New episodes every Monday from 10-11:30pm! Stay tuned!
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That’s another request show over with! Oh, wait.. you haven’t heard it yet?
Well, it’s got a lot of stuff spanning from when the show first started to now, psychobilly, punk, metal, and a bunch of stuff in-between. So snag this podcast, grab a friend, force them to listen to it even when they struggle, and then be happy knowing that you made someone else listen to my show.
As always, requests can be sent out to RunForYourLifeCHSR@gmail.com !
And now, time to enjoy my weekend.
Playlist:
Altogether Not Together – Freeze the Atlantic
In The Wild – Lionsault
Watch It Burn – Napalmpom
Mind Of My Own / The Art Of Getting Even – The Arkhams
Agent Orange – Fit For Rivals
Tomorrow May Never Come – The Creepshow
Sleep Tight – Sumo Cyco
Cleanse The Bloodlines – Unleash The Archers
No Man’s God – HALF Gramme of SOMA
Zeroth Law – Puta Volcano
Obligation – Tsunami Bomb
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Track Listing:
1.) Ian Kelly (Pif Paf Remix) – R4L
2.) The Elwins – Hey! Yeah You
3.) Ivory Hours – Play Me
4.) Yukon Blonde – Crazy
5.) Wolf Parade – Valley Boy
6.) Inland Island – Red Rover
7.) Faith Healer – Sterling Silver
8.) Gogol Bordello – Did It All
9.) Elliott Brood – Dig A Little Hole
10.) Beth Ditto – In and Out
11.) Aron D’Alesio – Where You Going To
12.) Bad Hoo – Wasp Knees
13.) Atomicos – Snaker
14.) Money & the Man – 5’s and 6’s
15.) The Combine – Citadel
My father’s side of the family settled in Woodstock, New Brunswick. 
I’ve consequently spent a fair chunk of time there and am familiar with the overall vibe and basic geography of the town but not the local music scene. As a result, when I heard a bit about the band Morohubu, hailing from Woodstock and playing Rock/Funk/Fusion music, I was intrigued.
First, we’ll discuss the facts. Morohubu is:
Andrew Bull: Bass/Vocals
John Morris: Keyboards
Steve Hubbard: Guitar
Randy Ross: Drums
I had the chance to sit down with their debut self-titled EP, released on August 9th, 2017, and was thoroughly impressed from start to finish. The opening track “Might Be Wrong” is a chill, soulful groove that gently introduces you to their overall sound.
They follow by kicking up the funk on the second cut, “Get Up and Dance” which was a highlight for me. While I have to admit that I didn’t get up and dance myself, I grooved out about as hard as one can while remaining seated. Lead guitarist Steve Hubbard executes an expertly crafted guitar solo that clocks in at an epic 90 seconds and explores a range of dynamics, evoking a range of emotions. The half-dozen or so friends and family members that I have insisted listen to the track while I watch them have all also been duly impressed.
The third track “Girl in 7b” is a funky lament. I can say with some confidence I have not used those two terms together in the past, but they most certainly apply here. The EP is rounded out by a return to harder grooves entitled “What We Want” that punctuates a really damned enjoyable 24 minutes of music.
Morohubu is a tight-knit ensemble with a high degree of musicianship across the lineup. The lyrics are engaging and singable, and the grooves are tight. They have already started to make their way into the summer festival scene, and I am very much looking forward to see where things are heading for this project.If you think that some feelgood funky fusion rock might be just what you need in your day, this EP is a great way to spend some time. As I write this, I am completing my 5th or 6th listen to this production, and I think you’ll find yourself going back to it more than once as well.
You can catch Morohubu here in Fredericton on Saturday, October 7th, playing alongside local instrumental masters, Joyful Noise. The show goes down at the Grimross Brewing Company at 8pm. Head on out and congratulate these guys on a job well done.
Grab the EP Here:
https://morohubu.bandcamp.com/
Or stream it on Spotify, and then go check them out live. I think you’ll be compelled to want to see them play these songs and in person.
https://open.spotify.com/album
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